5. To get some order in all these conflicting clouds of evidence we had better go back and create a better foundation to stand on. Let us begin by incorporating the relevant stars in a table showing where they are in relation to each other. The difference in time between Ana-muri and Sirius is slightly more than a month we remember. And earlier we have located Sirius to 4 days beyond winter solstice:
We can count days from autumn equinox for a change. The present position of Sirius will then be - according to my table above - at day 365 + 4 - 266 = 103. In order to secure the results I will repeat: The current right ascension value for Sirius is 06h 43m. Translated into minutes it becomes 6 * 60 + 43 = 403. With 24 * 60 = 1440 minutes for a full cycle, it means the position of Sirius is 403 / 1440 * 365¼ = 102 days beyond equinox. I will use this method in the following:
Antares, Spica, and Betelgeuze should then be added:
There are no Tahitian star pillars between Antares and Aldebaran. A list of stars should rather begin at autumn equinox than at spring equinox. Let us add also the other earlier mentioned stars to our new star list:
Because of the precession the absolute numbers are less useful than the distances between them:
The list suggests stars are of little interest between summer solstice and autumn equinox. |